West Indies vs Pakistan – 1st T20I – Betting Tips

West Indies will be looking to continue their winning ways when they take on Pakistan in the first of the four-match T20I series at Barbados on Wednesday.

Kieron Pollard and co. managed to beat Australia in the five-match T20I series by a comfortable margin of 4-1. The team management will be looking to field their best combination for this series opener.

On the other hand, Pakistan will be looking to adjust to the conditions in the Caribbean. The visitors will be looking to assess the conditions and then finalize their final XI for the opening encounter.

West Indies Form and Team News:

In the batting department, the onus will be on the openers Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, middle order trio of Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the final game of one-day series, Evin Lewis showed excellent form with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 55 not out off 66 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on pacers Sheldon Cottrell, Obed McCoy along with spinners Hayden Walsh and Fabian Allen to provide crucial breakthroughs in this series opener.

In the five-match series against Australia, Leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. bowled well for West Indies and claimed 12 wickets to his name.

Pakistan Form and Team News:

The visitors might retain Usman Qadir in the playing XI as they will be looking to give him a handful of games before T20 World Cup. Head Coach Misbah-ul-Haq will be hoping that Pakistan can start the series on a positive note.

In the batting department, the side will be relying heavily on the opening pair of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir and Shadab Khan to pick crucial wickets in this opening clash.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Kieron Pollard’s West Indies will be slight favorites to win the opening T20I game to be played at Barbados. For the series opener, West Indies are 1.73 placed at odds, while Pakistan are placed at 2.02 odds

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Our Tipsters Angle

Both the teams are coming into this four-match series with contrasting fortunes. Pakistan lost ODI and T20I series against England, while West Indies make a strong comeback to beat Australia in the five-match T20I series.

With plenty of T20 superstars at their disposal, West Indies have the firepower to derail Pakistan in this fixture.

On the other hand, Pakistan will have to show discipline in all three departments to overcome West Indies. Therefore, the prediction is for West Indies to overcome Pakistan by a narrow margin at Barbados.

Tip 1- Pakistan superior head-to-head record against West Indies

Both teams have competed in 14 matches in the history of T20 format where Pakistan have an upper hand with 11 wins compared to West Indies’ three victories.

In the previous four T20I matches played between the two teams, Pakistan have come out on top on all four occasions. Given their excellent head-to-head, we can expect Pakistan to overcome West Indies in the opening game of the T20I [email protected].

Tip 2-Evin Lewis to get the side off to a blistering start.

Swashbuckling opener Evin Lewis has been a consistent performer for West Indies this season. In 11 T20Is played for West Indies this year, Lewis has accumulated 343 runs at an average of 31.18 with three half-centuries to his name. Given his rich vein of form for West Indies this home summer, expect opener Evin Lewis to score 25 runs or more in this opening [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect West Indies to edge out Pakistan in a close game and take 1-0 lead in the four-match T20I series.

  1. Pakistan to overcome West Indies in the opening game of the T20I [email protected]
  2. Evin Lewis to score 25 runs or more in this opening encounter-West [email protected]

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